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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Feb;15(2):136–143. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00033.x

Table 2.

Demographic, Substance Use, and Psychosocial Characteristics N=219.

Characteristics n or Mean (SD) %
Demographic
Male N=140 64 %
Age (mean, SD) 38.5 (8.92) ----
African-American N=169 77 %
Married / living together- N=49 22 %
High school educated (yes) N=132 60 %
Currently Employed N=90 41 %
Annual income
 <$10,000 N=61 35 %
 $10,000 - 19,999 N=65 37 %
 >= $20,000 N=50 28 %
Substance Use
Substance Use Diagnoses past 12-month
 Any abuse/dependence diagnosis N=142 65 %
 Cocaine abuse/dependence N=106 48 %
 Other Drug abuse/dependence N=13 6 %
Substance use frequency (past 4 weeks)
 Days binge drinking 6.0 (9.46) ----
 Days using marijuana 7.1 (9.86) ----
 Days using crack/cocaine 7.5 (8.50) ----
Psychosocial
Social Support score 73.06 (20.85) ---
Psychological Distress 71.9 (26.43) ----
Depression Symptom Severity 10.5 (7.92) ----
Lifetime Mental Health Treatment --- 38%